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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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